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Bulldog boys fall to late Temple comeback

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on Sunday, February 13, 2022

Lima Temple Christian's fourth quarter rally dealt the visiting Ada High School boys basketball team a tough 51-44 defeat in non-conference play Saturday night, February 12 . 

Ada led 12-9 after the first quarter, and maintained a 27-25 edge at intermission.

The Bulldogs edged ahead by four points 36-32 after the third period. 

But LTC came up with a big 19-8 fourth quarter to pull off the comeback win. 

Ada led by one point with about two minutes left in the final stanza. Temple beat a Bulldog trap near halfcourt down the sideline, and the hosts converted a traditional three-point play to seize the lead for good.

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Cold 2nd half for Bulldog boys at Bearcats

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on Saturday, February 12, 2022

Visiting in Spencerville, the Ada High School boys basketball team led early and was within striking distance of Spencerville at the half, but then went ice cold and lost 71-43 in a Northwest Conference bout Friday night, February 11.

Upset-minded Ada led 18-12 after the first quarter, but a 21-11 second stanza gave the Bearcats a 33-29 halftime edge.

The Bearcats broke the game open with a 38-14 second half. 

The hosts won the third period 20-1 to take control, then closed with an 18-13 final stanza.

Ada went almost 10 minutes to start the second half without making a basket. Spencerville outscored the Bulldogs 41-12 over the middle quarters.

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Ada girls lose to Spencerville in home finale

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on Friday, February 11, 2022

In their February 10 home game, the Ada High School girls basketball team started slowly and lost to Spencerville 55-32. This was their Northwest Conference and home season finale. The Lady Bulldogs finished the regular season 8-14 and 0-8 in the NWC after having their three-game win streak snapped. 

The Lady Bearcats improved to 13-8 with the win, and finished 5-3 in the NWC to take fourth in the nine-team league. 

Delphos Jefferson won the league title outright by two games at 8-0. Columbus Grove and Crestview tied for second place at 6-2.

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Lady Bulldogs cage Tigers

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on Wednesday, February 9, 2022

The visiting Ada High School girls basketball team convincingly defeated local non-league rival Waynesfield-Goshen 48-36 Tuesday evening, February 8.

Ada led 15-12 after the first quarter as Courtney Sumner buried two triples. The Bulldog girls extended the lead to 22-16 at halftime. 

Late in the third period the Bulldogs still led by six before going on a run to grab a 36-23 lead heading to the final stanza. Sumner tallied seven points in the third quarter.

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Bulldog boys to face St. Henry in sectional 1st round

Ada seeded 12th 
Posted by Staff on Monday, February 7, 2022

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School boys basketball team was seeded 12th out of 14 teams at the Wapakoneta Div. IV district draw held Sunday, February 6.

The Bulldog boys (4-15) will travel to Coldwater to take on eighth-seeded St. Henry (10-8) Tuesday, Feb. 22. Tip-off for the sectional first round matchup is set for 7 p.m. 

The winner advances to the sectional final round to face top seed New Bremen (14-3) in Coldwater Friday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. 

The four sectional winners from Coldwater and St. Marys advance to the Wapakoneta district March 1/4.

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Kesler, Dean first-place finishers at Indiana Wesleyan Midwest Classic

By Wes Mayberry, onusports.com
Posted by Staff on Monday, February 7, 2022

The Ohio Northern University men's indoor track and field team scored first-place finishes in two events and second-place finishes in three others Saturday, February 5, at the Indiana Wesleyan Midwest Classic at Troyer Fieldhouse.

Marian (Ind.), Bethel (Ind.), St. Francis (Ind.), Huntington (Ind.), Goshen (Ind.), Indiana Wesleyan, Grace (Ind.) and Taylor (Ind.) also competed in Saturday's meet, which did not keep team scores.

The Polar Bears (9-0) were led by junior Hunter Kesler (Oakwood/Paulding) and freshman Jordan Dean (Euclid/Villa Angela Saint Joseph), who posted first-place finishes in the 200 meters and 400 meters, respectively.

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